Good times all around at Utah’s Annual Military Ball By Pfc. Nicolas Cloward 128th MPAD SALT LAKE CITY – Soldiers, Airmen and their significant others danced the night away at the Utah Army and Air National Guards’ Annual Military Ball held at the Rails Event Center in Salt Lake City March 13. As the 23rd Army Band fueled the busy dance floor with the sounds of both old and new music, chattering conversations and laughter could be heard throughout the event center. The night was a chance for Utah servicemembers to get out of the house, get dressed up and converse with familiar faces. “It’s
Good times all around at Utah’s Annual Military Ball By Pfc. Nicolas Cloward 128th MPAD SALT LAKE CITY – Soldiers, Airmen and their significant others danced the night away at the Utah Army and Air National Guards’ Annual Military Ball held at the Rails Event Center in Salt Lake City March 13. As the 23rd Army Band fueled the busy dance floor with the sounds of both old and new music, chattering conversations and laughter could be heard throughout the event center. The night was a chance for Utah servicemembers to get out of the house, get dressed up and converse with familiar faces. “It’s fun to see those faces that you haven’t seen in a long time,” said Sgt. 1st Class Robert Hill, recruiter for Recruiting and Retention Command in Draper. This is Hill’s fifth year attending the military ball with his wife Alicia. “This is one of the perks, for wives to get dressed up and come to events like this,” Alicia said. “It’s so nice to see the people that he works with and put names with the faces.” The military ball is a unique chance to show the more gentle side of the military. It gives military wives a chance to enjoy an inexpensive date night and mingle with other military spouses. “It’s a great time for a once-a-year event. We wives can get together and hang out and get to know each other a little better,” said Lydia Randall, who has attended the military ball for the last four years with her husband, Thayne Randall, senior enlisted leader of Alpha Company, 2nd Bn., 211th Aviation Regiment. “I think it builds a good bond,” she said. To many, the military ball is an excuse to get dressed up and have a fun night with their significant other. Some Soldiers and Airmen joked that if it weren’t for the military ball, their dress uniforms would never be “squared away.” Many wives and girl friends enjoyed the opportunity to get their hair done and slip into a fancy dress for a fun night of dancing. “How often do you get
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